A measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons from another atom in the compound is called

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A measure of the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons from another atom in the compound is called

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Renee Bryant · Answer 1

Electron Affinity

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Electron Affinity is the ability of an atom to attract or accept electron to itself. Generally, electro-negative element or atom has higher affinity for electrons while electro-positive element has lower affinity to electrons.

Non metallic elements like Chlorine, Sulphur, Fluorine have affinity to accept electrons while metallic element like Sodium, Copper, and Calcium would rather lose electron that accept.